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PATENTED` JAN. 12, 1904.

W. F. BARTHULOMBW. i TIMEHAND STAMP. APP IoATIoN F Patented .anary 12, 1904.-

PATENT OFFICE.

WILBUR F. BARTHOLOMEW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TIME HAND-STAMP;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,655, dated January 12, 1904.

Application filed March 9, 1903. Serial No. 146,914. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILBUR F. BARTHoLo- MEW, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Time Hand-Stamp, 4 of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved time hand-stamp arranged with interchangeable dates, a fixed time dialstamp, and a movable pointer-stamp, together with a face-indicating device to permit of quickly and correctly setting the pointerstamp to allow of correctly stamping the date and time on letters, receipts, sale-slips, and other matter.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an under side view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional elevation of the same, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of a modied form of the locking device and adjacent parts.

On the under side of a bed-plate A is secured a rubber stamp B, provided with interchangeable date-type C, miscellaneous type matter D, and an annular time dial-stamp 'E for indicating hours, quarter and half hours, or other subdivisions, as plainly shown in Fig.

2, and in the central opening of this time dial-` stamp E extends a pointer-stamp F, having a type preferably in the shape of a diametric-` (Indicated in Fig. 2.)`

ally-disposed arrow.

The body of the pointer-stamp F has its up-` per reduced end F secured in a sleeve G, fastened to a handle H, adapted to betaken hold of by the operator for manipulating the handstamp and for turning the pointer-stamp F` to bring the arrow thereof in proper position relative to the time dial-stamp E to indicate the prevailing time.

The lower end of the sleeve G is provided with an outwardly-extending annular shoulder G', seated on a correspondingly shaped seat formed in the under side of the bed-plate A, so as to hold the sleeve G and the handle H against upward movement. The sleeve Gis surrounded by a collar I, engaged by the head of a screw J, extending through an elongated slot G2 in the sleeve G and screwed in that portion of the handle H extending into the sleeve G, whereby the collar I and sleeve G are securely fastened to the handle H, and hence turn with the same.

The lower end of the collar I is provided with an outwardly-extending annular flange I', on which is formed or secured a pointer K, indicating on a time-dial L, formed or secured on the face of the bed-plate A, so as to be readily visible by the user of the stamp, the said pointer K corresponding in position to the arrow on the pointer-stamp F and the dial L corresponding in its graduations to the graduations of the dial-stamp E.

Now it will be seen that in order to set the time hand-stamp to the hour of the day it is only necessary for the operator to turn the handle H until the pointer K indicates the correct time of the day on the dial L, and when the stamp is now used for its legitimate purpose and an impression is made then the arrow of the imprint made by the pointer-stamp F indicatesthe time of the day on the imprint of the dial E.

In order to hold the handle H and the parts carried thereby against accidental turning, various devices may be employed. For instance, as shown in Fig. 3, a washer N, of rubber or other soft material, is placed between the flange I and the corresponding top face of the bed-plate A, so that sufficient friction is produced on turning the handle H to hold the latter in the position to which it is set.

More friction may be obtained by temporarily loosening the screw ,J and pressing the handle H, and with it the collar I, downward for the ange I' to firmly press the washer N,

it being understood that such downward movement of the handle H is possible without disturbing the position of the sleeve Gr and the pointer-stamp F, owing to the slot Ge, through which the screw J passes.

In the modied form shown in Fig. 4 the e locking device for holding the handle H against accidental turning in the bed-plate consists of a spring-pressed pin O, slidably held in a casing I2, formed or secured on the Vlower p0rtion of the collar I, the lower end of the saidpin engaging' Vone of a seriesof recesses A', arranged in a circle on the upper face of the bed-plate A, the recesses corresponding tothew graduations on the dial L. Now when the handle H is turned to a desired positionY it is locked against accidental movement by the pin O engaging a corresponding recess A.

The graduation of the-dial L and that of the dial-stamp E is preferably in the manner shown in Figs. l and 2-that is, the hourmarks are represented by diamond-shaped iigures, while the quarter-hours are indicated by short radially-disposed lines, and the halfhours by somewhat longer lines likewise radially disposed, and should minutes be desired` to be indicated by By this arrangement the user of the stamp can readily determine the proper time of the day and correspondingly turn the handle H to properly set thel stamp.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the pointer K and the dial L form an indicating device on the upper side or face of the time hand-stamp to enable the operator to quickly set the time hand-stamp to the proper time of the day without looking at the pointer-stamp F and dial-stamp E-that is, it is not necessary for the' operator to turn the stamp upside down in order to see whether the stamp is set to the correct position or not.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, can be cheaply manufactured, and is not liable to easily get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A time hand-stamp provided with a bedplate having an aperture therein, a handle extending through said aperture revoluble therein and having an annular outturned flange engaging the under side of the bed-plate and a vertically-adjustable flange engaging the top side of said bed-plate, means for securing said adjustable flange in binding engagement with the bed-plate whereby to clamp said bed-plate between said flanges into frictional engagement with said handle to prevent accidental rotation of the handle, a fixed dial-stamp xed on the under side of the bed-plate, a pointerstamp for the dial-stamp, held on the lower end of the handle and an indicating-dial, and pointer for the same, located on the upper side of the bed-plate, to indicate the position of the 2. A time hand-stamp provided with a bedplate having an aperture provided with an annular enlargement, a manually-controlled handle extending into said aperture to revolve therein-and having an outwardly-extending annular flange received into the-annular enlargement in the .bed-plate, a collar received upon said handle above the bed-plate and vertically adjustable thereon to bring its lower end into engagement with the upper side of the bed-plate, means for holding said collar against rotation on the handle and in binding engagement with said bed-plate to prevent cidental rotation ofthe handle, a fixed dialstamp xed on the under side of the bedplate, a pointer-stamp for the dial-stamp, held on the lower end of the handle and an indicating dial and pointer for the saine, located on the upper side of the bed-plate to indicate the position of the pointer-stamp on the dialstamp, as set forth.

3. A time hand-stamp provided with a bedplate having an aperture, provided with an annular enlargement, a manually-controlled handle extending into said aperture to revolve therein and having an outwardly-extending annular flange received into the annular enlargement in the bed-plate, a collar received upon said handle above the bed-plate and vertically adjustable thereon to bring its lower end into engagement with the upper side of the bed-plate, whereby said handle is rotatably held against vertical movement in the bedplate, means for holding said collar against rotation in the handle and in binding engagement with said bed-plate to prevent accidental rotation of the handle, a washer of rubber or other resilient material surrounding the handle between said bed-plate and collar to increase the frictional contact between said parts when brought into binding engagement with each other, a fixed dial-stamp fixed on the under side of the bed-plate, a pointer-stamp for the dial-stamp held on the lower end of the handle, and an indicating dial and pointer for the same located on the upper side of the bed-plate to indicatetheposition of the pointerstamp on the dial-stamp, as set forth.

4. A time hand-stamp provided with a bedplate having an aperture therein, a handle extending through said aperture revoluble theregaging the under side of the bed-plate, and a vertically-adjustable iange engaging the top side of said bed-plate, and means for securing said adjustable flange in binding engagement with the bed-plate, whereby to clamp said bed-plate between said fianges into frictional engagement with said handle toprevent accidental rotation of the handle as set forth.

5. A time hand-stamp provided with a bedplate, carrying at its under face a fixed time dial-stamp and at its upper side or face a correspondingly fixed time-dial, a handle mountpointer-stamp on the dial-stamp, as set forth.

ed to turn in the bed-plate, a pointer-stamp in and having an annular outturned liange en-V IOO IIO

on the under side of the handle and operating in conjunction with the said time dial-stamp, a pointer on the handle operating in conjunction With the said Xed dial, a friction device between the said handle and the bed-plate, and means for adjusting the said friction device, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VVILBUR F. BARTHOLOMEW.

Witnesses:

THEO. Gr. HosTER, EvERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

